Ethernet modem advice please!!

Hi, I've been advised to get an ethernet modem rather than a USB one which
most of the isps provide. Can you recommend a good one to buy seperately?
A £30 one from ebuyer seems popular but awkward to set up correctly.
Is this good value or is it worth spending a bit more for a particular
model?

Also, probably a daft question but how do you set up the connections?
My phone point is in the hall and the PC in the office. I've been using a
10m extention
cable which looks crap but has worked fine. Will this continue to work when
I get broadband or will is spoil the connection quality and speed.
I don't have any alternative because BT charge about £120 to install another
point! Is there a sturdy extention cable which will ensure the connection is
as good as possible?
Tar again!

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:55:17 -0000, in uk.telecom.broadband "John P"
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>My phone point is in the hall and the PC in the office. I've been using a
>10m extention
>cable which looks crap but has worked fine. Will this continue to work when
>I get broadband or will is spoil the connection quality and speed.
>I don't have any alternative because BT charge about £120 to install another
>point! Is there a sturdy extention cable which will ensure the connection is
>as good as possible?
>Tar again!
>
Why get BT in? Most electrical contractors are more than capable of
putting in telephone extensions at a fraction of the price. It's not
difficult to get a diy extension kit and do it yourself for even less.
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"John P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi, I've been advised to get an ethernet modem rather than a USB one which
> most of the isps provide. Can you recommend a good one to buy seperately?
> A £30 one from ebuyer seems popular but awkward to set up correctly.
> Is this good value or is it worth spending a bit more for a particular
> model?
>
> Also, probably a daft question but how do you set up the connections?
> My phone point is in the hall and the PC in the office. I've been using a
> 10m extention
> cable which looks crap but has worked fine. Will this continue to work
when
> I get broadband or will is spoil the connection quality and speed.
> I don't have any alternative because BT charge about £120 to install
another
> point! Is there a sturdy extention cable which will ensure the connection
is
> as good as possible?
> Tar again!
>

Go to PC World <FX- spit> and get a phone extension kit and fit it yourself!
Seriously though - to answer your specific questions - the ADSL signal from
the exchange will have travelled maybe up to 5km before reaching your house,
so another 10m of lead isn't going to be a problem.

I use a D-Link DSL-300G+ ADSL Ethernet modem, and a separate D-Link DI-624
Router. There aren't many standalone Ethernet modems to be had out there -
most are Modem/Router combos.
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"John P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c27jdv$1qmllq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, I've been advised to get an ethernet modem rather than a USB one which
> most of the isps provide. Can you recommend a good one to buy seperately?
> A £30 one from ebuyer seems popular but awkward to set up correctly.
> Is this good value or is it worth spending a bit more for a particular
> model?
>
> Also, probably a daft question but how do you set up the connections?
> My phone point is in the hall and the PC in the office. I've been using a
> 10m extention
> cable which looks crap but has worked fine. Will this continue to work
when
> I get broadband or will is spoil the connection quality and speed.
> I don't have any alternative because BT charge about £120 to install
another
> point! Is there a sturdy extention cable which will ensure the connection
is
> as good as possible?
> Tar again!
>
>
I bought the cheapo Origo router/Modem from eBuyer you refer to and I have
to say it works just dandy for me, and the net effect is slightly improved
performance over the old PCI modems I used previously (since the PC isn't
doing so much work, having unloaded some drivers). It's not really that
difficult to set up unless you've got some unusual requirements - the
default settings will get you going straight away, and there's a few tweaks
I can tell you about to get the router to look "stealthy" on the internet.

Your extension lead *will* affect the signal to some degree, but whether or
not it is ultimately significant or not depends on many factors. If the lead
is a reasonably well made one in good physical condition and you're not
marginal in terms of signal quality to your exchange, you should be OK. If
the cable looks ropey then your ADSL connection is likely to be ropey too!
I've got a 15m lead to take the connections from my router half-way round
the room and I get a signal to noise ratio on my ADSL of around 35dB, which
is pretty fair. A 5m lead would have done, but I already had the 15m one
from a previous application - the spare 10m is looped up round the back of a
chest of drawers, and this probably isn't the best idea - high frequency
signals like to go in straight lines, not round corners.

Ian.



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"Paul King" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Go to PC World <FX- spit>

Buy the cable from Ebuyer for less than half the rip off price of
pissyworld.